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Plot Summary:
Follows Simon, who must deal with the disappointment of two impossible loves: a passionate but destructive crush on Oliver and a distant and cold relationship with his mother Claire, who has just moved back in after a 15-year absence.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 156
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags:
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Abrupt Decision (2011)
Plot Summary:
Denis went into the office Friday morning. Ten minutes later he was fired and his entire world changed. As a man in mid-life crisis, he believed there has to be more to life than this. A stray dog in the park opens his eyes.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, sexy, crying, unusual plot structure, contemplative, queer cinema
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Winter Kept Us Warm (1965)
Plot Summary:
Its the 1960s at the University of Toronto. Doug is a well-liked senior with an equally popular girlfriend. Peter is a shy freshman, and new to the big city. Peter and Doug become best friends and soon start going to concerts, drinking, and playing in the snow together. When Doug brings Peter to a steam bath and washes his back, the friendship seems headed to a whole new level, at least in Doug's mind. But when Peter emerges from a party after having sex with a co-ed, things get even more complicated.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 168
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Brother (2022)
Plot Summary:
Sons of Caribbean immigrants, Francis and Michael face questions of masculinity, identity and family amid the pulsing beat of Toronto's early hip-hop scene. A mystery unfolds when escalating tensions set off a series of events which changes the course of the brothers’ lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 928
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags:
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Black Field (2009)
Plot Summary:
1654, Ottoman Empire, Greece. A Turkish Warrior arrives heavily wounded at a remote Christian female monastery and is nursed by Anthi, a young nun under the oath of silence. They fall in love against all odds. But Anthi is tormented by a dark secret. The two lovers escape in the nearby forest, where Anthi's secret is revealed: She is, in fact, a boy.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 708
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: baroque
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Billy Boy (1970)
Plot Summary:
Billy, a troubled young man is rescued from a beating by police by an older man who takes him in. As Billy begins to fall under the influence of a delinquent, his loyalties to his friend are tested.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: queer cinema
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Never Steady, Never Still (2017)
Plot Summary:
A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson's disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta's oil field work camps.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 458
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: psychological, sentimental, touching, tense, sincere, suspenseful, crying
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Some Boys Do (2010)
Plot Summary:
Nothing is left to the imagination in this sexy gay tale about love and the meaning of life.
IMDB Rating: 1.6
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags:
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Struggle (2010)
Plot Summary:
Struggle is the story of Darren, a young gay man, who arrives in Toronto seeking a new life. Running out of money, and with nowhere to live, he quickly falls in with a group of gay rent boys. Complicating matters for himself, he falls in love with Steve, one of the group. Steve already has a boyfriend. While desperately trying to avoid becoming a prostitute himself, Darren's loneliness and infatuation with Steve eventually sets him on a downward spiral with tragic circumstances.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: crying, queer cinema
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True Love (2004)
Plot Summary:
Seven short stories about growing up gay in America and searching for true love.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 439
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: anthology, queer cinema
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The Male Gaze: The Boy Is Mine (2020)
Plot Summary:
We wish to make him ours, to keep and to hold forever - but will the boy reciprocate? And is he everything we expected him to be? In these five tales from the UK, France, Sweden, Mexico and the USA, a variety of characters throw caution to the wind and take their chances on a fleeting moment. The short films are: Uneven [Impar] (2016); Wolves (2016); Johnny (2018); Debut (2016); Guardian (2018).
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 105
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Mexico, Sweden, France, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: romantic, sexy, touching, emotional
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Wildhood (2021)
Plot Summary:
Link and his brother flee their abusive father and embark on a journey where Link discovers his sexuality and rediscovers his Mi’kmaw heritage.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, road movie, crying, queer cinema
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Brother and Sister (2016)
Plot Summary:
Neukölln, a trendy district in Berlin. Living space is scarce here. Without surety, proof of credit worthiness and salary there is no chance at all now. Thies knows this game; he works for a real estate management company and watches that the rules are upheld - until he meets Bruno and Sonja. He provides the dissimilar siblings with a flat free of charge on the quiet. And enters into an affair with the brother. Step by step he becomes more deeply immersed in the secret of the "siblings". A Berlin film about a loner who gets caught up. About a couple with unclear residency status. About a city everyone wants to live in.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Poland
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, sentimental, sexy, captivating, lgbt cinema, entertaining, queer cinema
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The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese (2020)
Plot Summary:
Due to his indecise nature, Kyoichi, an advertising company employee, repeatedly cheats on his wife. One day, he meets Wataru, an old classmate from university. Wataru reveals that Kyoichi's wife hired him to investigate whether Kyoichi is having an affair. Wataru, who has liked Kyoichi for the past 7 years, takes advantage of the situation and blackmails the salaryman: if he accepts to have a sexual relationship with him, he won't tell his wife about his infidelity.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 619
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, emotional, talky
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It Gets Better (2012)
Plot Summary:
Saithan, a retired post-op transsexual, retreats to the beautiful mountains of northern Thailand and falls in love with a local mechanic. Saithan wonders if Fai will look into her heart rather than her male past. Tonmai has inherited a gay cabaret bar from his father. He plans to sell off the bar, but falls in love with Tonlew, a tomboy ladyboy who works as company driver. Now, Tonmai questions if is he is gay or straight. Din is a high school boy whom his father recently found out to be a ladyboy. His father sends him upcountry to be ordained as a novice monk hoping it may make him straight. However, Din falls in love with a senior monk at the monastery, but must keep his feelings in check. In a world where some believe what they are told to believe, others search for their own truth. When the search leads to love, can circumstances demand that this truth be denied? Experience the journeys of these three loving souls in this courageous and heartfelt film.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 129
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, romantic, sexy, touching, melancholic, art film, unusual plot structure, gay cinema
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Tonhon Chonlatee (2020)
Plot Summary:
Chonlatee, a shy kind hearted boy, has secretly had a crush on Tonhon, the guy next door, since he was a kid. P‘Ton has always taken care of him as if they were real brothers. But Chonlatee can only watch P‘Ton and his girlfriend from afar. That is until fortune favors him and P‘Ton updates his status to single. Chonlatee then decides to change his look to win P‘Ton‘s heart.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 646
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, touching, emotional, talky
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THE WEDDING (2018)
Plot Summary:
A young Muslim man, Rami, who is engaged to a young woman named Sara. We soon discover that Sam is also involved on the side with a young male artist named Lee.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Egypt, UK, USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: lgbt cinema, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, contemplative, unusual plot structure, gay cinema
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Vacationland (2006)
Plot Summary:
Filmmaker Todd Verow revisits his own youth for his latest work. The film's main character is Joe, who, like the director, grew up in Bangor in Maine. Joe, an 18 year old high school senior who longs to move away from poor white trash roots and this town, and dreams of attending art school, lives with his single mother and older sister Theresa on a notorious council estate called "Capehart Projects". Molested at the age of ten, Joe nevertheless decides to keep the incident to himself. He befriends an elderly disabled artist named Victor who hires him as houseboy/model. Joe moves in with Victor in his loft above the local opera house, hoping to escape Bangor with his help. He also works part time at a local market along with his sister, who wants to get out of town as much as he does. For most of high school, Joe has also had a crush on his best friend, Andrew, who plays on the high school football team.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 675
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, touching, disturbing, independent film, sexual, sexy, queer cinema
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In the Grayscale (2015)
Plot Summary:
Bruno is an architect who has a perfect life: A nice family and a good job. Anyway, Bruno has a deep sense of unease. He decides to leave his wife to be alone and have time to find him self. A business man offers him to build an iconic landmark in Santiago city. Motivated by this professional challenge, Bruno feels he can find a twist in his life by a vocational route. He start working with a young history teacher named Fer (29) who is agile, energetic, captivating and gay. Starts between them an unexpected and intense romance. At this point he must decide his path. The biggest learning: simplicity is the best way to get up again.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Chile
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: lgbt cinema, psychological, captivating, sexy, unusual plot structure, suspense, contemplative, queer cinema, gay cinema
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The Last Match (2013)
Plot Summary:
Cuba is not a country for young gays. Teen rent boy Reinier falls in love with a mate in the slum soccer field at their neighbourhood in Havana. Although obsessed with moneymaking to hold up his baby, teen wife and wife's granma, gambler Reinier always fails in getting the stoke of luck he looks for. At the same time he cannot help being infatuated by Yosvani. Handsome Yosvani will give up his wealthy -and elder- girlfriend whom he hooked to pay him a lavish life in the big city, and the works he makes for her father, a loan thug, so much in love he is with Reinier. But the boys would fight hard to keep this love in the reckless Havana streets.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, Cuba
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: realistic, sincere, touching, serious, homoerotic, erotic, lgbt cinema, cute, humorous, semi serious
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The Christmas Setup (2020)
Plot Summary:
The story of New York lawyer Hugo who heads to Milwaukee with his best friend Madelyn to spend the holidays with his mom Kate, who is also in charge of the local Christmas celebrations. Ever the matchmaker, Kate arranges for Hugo to run into Patrick, Hugo’s high school friend and secret crush, who has recently returned after a successful stint in Silicon Valley. As they enjoy the local holiday festivities together, Hugo and Patrick’s attraction to each other is undeniable and it looks as though Kate’s Santa-style matchmaking is a success. But as Hugo receives word of a big promotion requiring a move to London, he must decide what is most important to him.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, romantic, sexy, captivating, melancholic, cute, queer cinema
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The Blonde One (2019)
Plot Summary:
Womanising Juan must quickly find a flatmate after his brother moves out. In moves Gabriel (the blonde of the title), Juan's stoic and very handsome co-worker, who is recently widowed and struggling to support his young daughter. What starts off as a seemingly affable living arrangement soon turns to burgeoning attraction, then full-blown desire.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: homoerotic, disturbing, bleak, erotic, surprise ending, psychological, suspense, lgbt cinema, cute, gay cinema
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Sebastian (2017)
Plot Summary:
Alex is an Argentinian student in Toronto for just one week. They both know that the relationship ends when he catches his flight back home. But they’re falling for each other and it’s the kind of relationship that changes them, unlocks things hidden deep inside.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 347
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, romantic, sexy, melancholic, queer cinema
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Beneath the Skin (2015)
Plot Summary:
After his family falls apart Joshua is forced to move to Canada to live with his estranged father. It is there he meets Jay, a local tattoo artist. The two becomes closer despite the negativity that surrounds them.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 351
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: homoerotic, psychological, sexy, touching, contemplative, unusual plot structure, queer cinema, gay cinema
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Departure (2015)
Plot Summary:
An English mother and her teenage son spend a week preparing the sale of their remote holiday house in the South of France. Fifteen-year-old Elliot struggles with his dawning sexuality and an increasing alienation from his mother, Beatrice. She in turn is confronted by the realisation that her marriage to his father, Philip, has grown loveless and the life she knows is coming to an end. When an enigmatic local teenager, Clément, quietly enters their lives, both mother and son are compelled to confront their desires and, finally, each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, serious, captivating, realistic, controversial, contemplative, erotic, lgbt cinema, queer cinema
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Beautiful Something (2015)
Plot Summary:
Four diverse gay men navigate art, sex and love in one sublime night.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychological, light, sincere, touching, unusual plot structure, melancholic, independent film, queer cinema
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Jitters (2010)
Plot Summary:
An unexpected first kiss causes Gabriel to feel the electrifying "jitters" of love and lust with the free-spirited Marcus; a perfect way to end a Summer studying abroad. Realizing he is gay, Gabriel returns home and is immediately scrutinized by his family and friends who notice he’s different. But as the school year launches with Gabriel distracted with parties and his friends’ own dramas, Marcus returns, reigniting the hot, thrilling emotions of one’s first crush. Jitters fires head-first into the topsy-turvy world of first love with an attractive cast and pulsating soundtrack, making it a smartly refreshing journey into the queer, teen experience.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Iceland
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, emotional, realistic, queer cinema
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Denied (2004)
Plot Summary:
Troy, a former high school team captain, was used to living with everything thrown at his feet. Things get a little rocky when Troy's love for his slacker best friend Merrick also becomes a personal inner struggle. His affair with Merrick becomes a collage of late night sex and confusion, prompting Troy to make a once-and-for-all decision that could change his life for good.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 705
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: emotional, realistic, semi serious, captivating, gloomy, crying, art house
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Rock Haven (2007)
Plot Summary:
The coastal California community of Rock Haven is the perfect place for cute eighteen-year-old Brady and his loving mother to begin a fresh start. Their mission: to spread the word of the Lord. But while roaming the beach one day, Brady meets Clifford, a young man who is the complete opposite of him: outgoing and athletic as well as incredibly handsome. Their initial encounter stirs up feelings of homo desire that Brady has been suppressing. Once Clifford makes it clear that their attraction is mutual, Brady's conflicting feelings of religious obligation and natural impulse go into overdrive, and the two young men must navigate their confusion, lust and beliefs in order to come to a mutual understanding.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, touching, serious, sensual, realistic, contemplative, sexual, crying, sexy
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I Am Jonas (2018)
Plot Summary:
When Jonas was 14 he met the charismatic but mysterious Nathan. In addition to guiding him in his sexuality, Jonas soon confronts something dark and even dangerous about his new friend. Now an attractive, sexually assured adult, memories still haunt him Trying frantically to put the missing pieces together, Jonas becomes determined to break the shackles of the past and finally set himself free.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: melancholic, sincere, touching, suspense, art house, lgbt cinema, queer cinema, gay cinema
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Matthias and Maxime (2019)
Plot Summary:
Two childhood best friends are asked to share a kiss for the purposes of a student short film. Soon, a lingering doubt sets in, confronting both men with their preferences, threatening the brotherhood of their social circle, and, eventually, changing their lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: touching, romantic, emotional, captivating, art house, homoerotic, lgbt cinema, aesthetic, feel good, queer cinema